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Jyrki Kiiskinen, born in Helsinki, Finland, in 1963, is one of the central figures in Finnish literature and is active on many fronts: Kiiskinen is a poet, author of children’s books and translator of, among others, Haruki Murakami, Octavio Paz and Isaac Asimov. He was a co-founder of the “Living Poets’ Club” and teaches Creative Writing. His poems deal with current political themes. His debut as a poet came in 1989, and since then he has published six collections of poetry and three novels. He has received many prizes, including the Eino Leino Prize and the Tanssiva Karhu Prize for Poetry. His texts have been translated into some twenty languages.
Publications (a selection):
Runoilija vaaran rinteellä (Poet on the slope of danger) (Art House 1989)
Sillä ei ole nimeä (That has no name) (Art House 1990)
Suomies (Marsh man) (Tammi 1994)
Kaamos (Polar night) (Tammi 1997)
Jänis ja Vanki (Hare and prisoner) (Tammi 2000)
Menopaluu (There and back) (Tammi 2006)